October 5th, 2009 at 17:09 (Weekly)
We had a pretty mellow week for the first week of October. With no fairs to go to and no remodeling going on yet, I think we’re in a lull.
I had lots of fun “working” at CareBear’s class. I was the “art mom” this time around and we did really messy things with paint and rocks and shaving cream. I spent half of my time trying to get the right kid’s name on their work before they took off to do something else and the other half trying to wipe up the paint drips so that they weren’t tracking it all over the place on their shoes! It was very chaotic, but we like that.
LiliBee took a nice crash into a rack of clothes over the weekend while we were browsing maternity pants. She went face first, so she ended up scraping her chin and split open her lip. It was very dramatic! She’s fine and still has all of her teeth, but she points out her “boo-boo” several times a day for sympathy.
The turn in the weather last week was a nice change of pace. I love it when it gets chilly (and I’m usually overheated these days so it’s extra welcome) and the girls spent a lot of time playing in the rain and the mud. I was only partially successful in talking them into getting dressed first… if I could catch them before they ran outside, I had a good chance of at least one of them putting on some clothes! You’d think they’d get cold, but apparently not.
We spent some time being productive over the weekend and sent another big pile of stuff off for donation. I’m finally getting rid of all of my text books. I’m still attached to them, but they’re 15-20 years old now and there are better references out there. I’ll still miss them.
This week should be mellow and fun. I think we’re visiting a pumpkin patch and I’m hoping to go press some cider at the farm. With any luck, I’ll make some more progress on the kids’ clothes and start purging my massive crafting collection. I might even start cooking dinner more regularly now that I feel a bit better about food!
